MARVEL - Maine's Online Database - Thousands of magazines, newspapers, and reference books are available anywhere in the State of Maine through the online resources of MARVEL! It is a fantastic resource. Interested in investing? MARVEL offers free access to Value Line Investment Research. Other resources include online encyclopedias, aquatic sciences and fisheries abstracts, forest science, oceanic sciences, literature/author databases, Wall Street Journal, business news and many others. Want to research with your children - try Searchasaurus, Middle Search Plus and Primary Search. Also NoveList K-8 is a wonderful tool for finding books and reviews.

Astronomy Picture of the Day - Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

Encyclopedia of Life - "The Encyclopedia will be an online reference and database on all 1.9 million species currently known to science and will stay current by capturing information on newly discovered and formally described species. The Encyclopedia of Life will help all of us better understand life on our planet." Enter something of interest in the search box or look at the Explore section and click on more species to discover life that may not be familiar to you.

KidsClick! - is a web search site designed for kids by librarians - with kid-friendly results!

Tilt Shift Maker - Have you seen the Allstate Insurance television commercial? The commercial features an overhead view of a neighborhood in miniature. This is done through a process called Tilt-Shift. Most faked tilt-shift photographs are taken from a high angle to further simulate the effect of looking down on a miniature. The technique is particularly effective on buildings, cars, trains and people. Click over to tiltshiftmaker.com. Upload a photo or use the sample photos, read about the controls and change them, preview the photo, click on Get full size and then look below the Get full size button and click on Click here to download your image. You now have your own photo in which everything looks like toys. Check out the gallery too.

Extreme Science - "Extreme Science is the place online to find the biggest, baddest, and the best in the world of extremes and learn about the science behind what makes each the most extreme example of its kind. Here you'll find world records in natural science, including earth science and the plant and animal kingdom. Not only will you find out who holds the records, but also key science concepts used to explain the story behind the record. You'll also find the most complete collection of science and technology information and resources available on the Internet, including resources for students working on science fair projects and teachers needing content for science lessons. Choose your favorite field of science and prepare to entertain your brain..."

Exploratorium - "Online since 1993, the Exploratorium was one of the first science museums to build a site on the World Wide Web. Our site now contains over 18 thousand award-winning Web pages exploring hundreds of different topics. We currently serve 20 million visitors a year. That makes us one of the most visited museum Web sites in the world." Click on one of my favorites - Sport Science. Also click on Explore on the top of the page. Then look on the top right where you can click on - Online activites, online exhibitions, webcasts, hands-on activities, science news, online magazine and cool sites.

Jigzone - Like to do jigsaw puzzles? Choose from many different pictures...choose how many pieces...choose the shapes of the pieces. Puzzles for all ages. Work as a team with your family members to solve the puzzles.

Mayflower History - Passenger names,histories and wills, The Mayflower - drawings and crew, Wampanoag, Pilgrim history